Weather ~ Picture of the Day ~ Jayne Mansfield ~ Fisherman's Wharf Clam Chowder ~ National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day

  

Good 40º rain coming morning.

 

Yesterday we started out at 27º and everything was frozen white. Then we got blue sky and sunshine and topped at 53º.

 

 

Picture of the Day

 

 

Interesting about Jayne Mansfield.... whodda thought!

Jayne Mansfield IQ score was 149, which is considered as a genius person and in top 0.1% of the population in the world.

Mansfield was a B student in high school and she advertised her I.Q. as 149, she spoke five languages and was a classically trained pianist and violinist, but such intellectual abilities were inconsequential to her career.

Jayne Mansfield was born on April 19, 1933, she died on June 29, 1967. She was an American film, theater, and television actress. Jayne was also a nightclub entertainer, a singer, and one of the early Playboy Playmates. She was a major Hollywood sex symbol during the 1950s and early 1960s, and one of 20th Century Fox's main sex-symbol actresses. She was also known for her well-publicized personal life and publicity stunts, such as wardrobe malfunctions.

 

Although Mansfield's film career was short-lived, she had several box-office successes and won a Theater World Award and a Golden Globe. She enjoyed success in the role of fictional actress Rita Marlowe, both in the 1955–1956 Broadway version and the 1957 Hollywood film version of "Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter?" Her other major movie performances were in "The Girl Can't Help It" (1956), "The Wayward Bus" (1957), and "Too Hot to Handle" (1960). In the sexploitation film "Promises! Promises!" (1963), she became the first major American actress to have a nude starring role in a Hollywood motion picture.

 

The Famous Nipple-Slip Incident
With her career now beginning to heat up, Jayne Mansfield would hire an aggressive new agent who stopped at nothing to get the actress in front of the press. At one particular event, Jayne's ample bosom would become the featured attraction when Jayne, seated next to Sophia Loren and wearing a low cut dress, would be photographed with Loren's eyes enviously affixed to the blonde star's cleavage where one of her nipples had accidentally taken a peek. Despite the photograph becoming an international sensation, the world media was quick to condemn Jayne's stunts as cheap publicity-seeking of the highest order. Nothing seemed too outrageous as Jayne began to find more and more ways of exposing her assets. In fact, eventually Jayne would pose as the 1955 Playboy Playmate of the Month, which garnered her more of the attention she so craved, but was looked upon negatively by those in charge of her career direction. When dropped from her studio contract, Jayne would move on to garner the lead in a Broadway sex comedy called Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter. As long as she was showing her breasts, the star seemed unstoppable.

 

Here is the story about her death in a car crash...

http://reelreviews.com/shorttakes/jaynemansfield.htm

 

 

From Mr. Food

 

Thick 'n' hearty creamy white clam chowder is a meal in itself. Our rich-tasting Fisherman's Wharf Clam Chowder is classic comfort in a bowl.

 

• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 celery stalk, chopped
• 2 (6-1/2-ounce) cans chopped clams, undrained
• 1 (8-ounce) bottle clam juice
• 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
• 1 large potato, peeled and diced
• 1/8 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 cups (1 pint) heavy cream

 

1. In a soup pot over medium heat, saute onion and celery 3 to 5 minutes, or until tender. Add clams, clam juice, chicken broth, potato, thyme, salt, and pepper; cover and bring to a boil.
    
2. Reduce heat to medium, and cook, covered, 12 to 15 minutes, or until potatoes are tender. In a bowl, dissolve cornstarch in cream; add to soup.
    
3. Cook 5 minutes, or until thickened, stirring frequently.

 

***This is great served in a sourdough bread bowl.

 

 

 

Historically this date......

1938 – The March of Dimes is established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

1959 – Alaska is admitted as the 49th U.S. State.

1961 – The United States severs diplomatic relations with Cuba.

1962 – Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro.

 

1990 – Former leader of Panama Manuel Noriega surrenders to American forces.

 

 

And births this date include....

1894 – ZaSu Pitts, American actress (d. 1963)

 

 

1921 – John Russell, American actor (d. 1991)

Former US Marine, battlefield commission, wounded, and decorated.

 

 

 

1930 – Robert Loggia, American actor (d.12-15)

 

 

1932 – Dabney Coleman, American actor

 

1950 – Victoria Principal, American actress

 

So pretty then the plastic doc changed it all.

 

1956 – Mel Gibson, American-Australian actor and director

 

 

 

All I know. Nuff said. Have a good Monday. Ciao.

xo Sue Mom Bobo

 

National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day on January 3rd spotlights a favored treat during many holidays. The National Confectioners Association has even been noted to recognize the annual event.

It is almost impossible to eat just one of these chocolate covered cherry candies. The combination of two favorite flavors into one delicious treat turns into something irresistible. The candy often is made with a sweet liquid center and in some cases has a liquor filling.

Known to many as a mid-winter pick-me-up, chocolate-covered cherries, also called chocolate cordials, can be either store-bought or homemade. There are also many recipes that mimic the flavor of the long known and well-loved candy.

In the 1700s in England, cherries were enclosed in chocolate with a little kirsch (cordial) liqueur. After finding their way to the United States, Americans received them quite well, delighting in the little bit of alcoholic cordial surrounding the fruit dipped in chocolate.

Although originally made with the liqueur, cordials/chocolate covered cherries are more commonly made with a sugar syrup flavored with cherries.  The pitted cherries have been cooked in sugar syrup and jarred.

HOW TO OBSERVE

Enjoy your day sharing some chocolate covered cherries with your friends and try one of the following recipes:

Chocolate Covered Cherries

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cake

Chocolate Covered Cherry Fudge

Chocolate Covered Cherry Cookies